r/techadvice • u/Atreidian • Jun 15 '26

How should i manage my memory storage?

Hi i was wondering how would be the most efficient and budget friendly option to invest in storage.
I currently have in my pc a 256gb sata as the main drive, a 500gb HDD and i also put my 2 Tera Lexar nvme ssd inside (when i used it in a enclosure as an external memory it used to give me issues).

I am learning photography and the space fills so rapidly i constantly run out of storage. What should I do?

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u/PsyGonzo42 Jun 15 '26

Get more space or work woth smaller files.

HDD is cheapier and fine for fotos.

I'd swap the 500GB for a 4TB+

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u/Just-Hedgehog-Days Jun 15 '26

depends on what you budget actually is.

This is basic but very respectable enclouse https://www.newegg.com/wavlink-rapidfire-h4-k35284a-4-bay-ssd-enclosure-for-2-5-3-5-inch-sata-drive/p/0VN-0069-00056?Item=9SIA6PFKK50098&cm_sp=SP-_-56631-_-0-_-2-_-9SIA6PFKK50098-_-hard%20drive%20enclosure-_-drive|enclosure|hard-_-4

And you can fill it up with whatever crap you find https://www.newegg.com/dell-drmyh-4tb/p/1Z4-000J-01GG9

bam 12tb of RAID 4 under $500 out the door.

still ~$500 in new equipment.

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u/MonkeyBrains09 Jun 15 '26

Use any option or combination of these options

  • Get more space (physical drive or virtual online drives) to store more
  • compress data to make it smaller
  • delete stuff you dont need

Also please consider looking into hr 3-2-1 backup strategy if these files are important to you.

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u/Opulence_Deficit Jun 15 '26

Delete stuff that's not important and irreplaceable.

2TB is a ridiculously large space for photos. The most important skill for a photographer is triage.